books read.... in April!

1. One Mississippi 4/5
Really good book, but it took me like a week to read. Good story a little predictable with Tim though, but still really good.

2. Ophelia 4/5
I really liked this book. It started pretty slow, but once Ophelia moved into the castle things sped up. A few things felt rushed and unlikely, but then again it is based off a Shakespeare play. Ending worked pretty well too.

3. Books That Changed the World 5/5
Pretty good. Got some good ideas about books I want to read. Great background information about the book, the times they reflect, and the authors. Showed how the books affected the writing community and others.

4. Impossible 3/5
This book was good and really bad at the same time. The premise is good, and the plot would be amazing but the dialogue was horrible. The things that the characters, especially Lucy, said were just so stupid and incredibly unrealistic. Predictable at times though, but with a few surprises.

5. Prom 4/5
Not my favorite by LHA. But still pretty good.

6. Hunger Games 20 million/5
Amazing book. Every time I read it I love it even more. And I love Peeta even more.

7. Catching Fire 20 million and 1/5
I love this book. It makes me laugh and it makes me cry.

8. Mockingjay 10 million/5
Least favorite of the three but still a great book.

9. Hold Still 5/5
I loved this book. Read it in one day. In like 12 hours. The characters are all real and very relatable. The situations are real. Great book

10. Dream Factory 5/5
Good book with a good story line. It was interesting to read about the behind the scenes Disney park stuff.

11. Brutal 4/5
Good book but some of Poe's arguments were repetitive and stupid. But I did enjoy most of the book

12. The Orange Houses 3/5
Not my favorite but quick read

13. Burn 2.5/5
Not good. It starts out ok but gets real stupid by the end.

Books read.... in March

1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 4/5

2. Practical Magic 3.5/5
Alot different than the movie. I liked the movie better.

3. Lost Encyclopedia 5/5

4. Chloe Doe 4.5/5

5. A Room on Lorelei Street 3.5/5
A bit repetitive. Yeah we know you want to live on your own. Yeah we know it is hard. Yeah we know your family is full of assholes. Move on.

6. For Keeps 4.5/5

7. Jerk, California 4/5

8. I Am The Messenger 4.5/5

9. Claiming Georgia Tate 2.5/5
Way to much religious junk, and definitely not realistic in the characters reactions to certain events.

10. Incantation 5/5
Really good book. You are finding out about the character and her secret past along with her.

11. Flipped 4/5

12. Just Like That 4/5
Very good. I liked the writing and the characters, but I thought the "problem" was stupid. And I didn't like the way Hanna talked to people. She was a little bratty.

13. Breathless 5/5
I loved this one. I read it in about a day. The writing was good, and the characters were very believable. Good book.

14. After 4.5/5
Pretty good. Quick read. Lots of technical legal terms and such and definitely a new storyline, but still very good.

15. Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs 4/5 Not bad, quick read

15. Out of the Dust 5/5 Read this in middle school and loved it then. Still love it now. Very quick read.

Books read.... in February

City of Glass 3.5/5

Linger 4.5/5

The Graveyard Book 4/5


I am Number Four 4/5

The Trickster, essays and such 3/5



Delirium 4.5/5


If I Stay 4.5/5

Tudors 5/5


Didnt read as much this month.

Just a little frustrated

yeah thats about it.



dont really feel like sharing why. just needed to write it out.

books read...in January

From Dead to Worse 3/5

Matched 5/5

Dead and Gone 3/5

Percy Jackson and The Olympians, The Lightning Thief 5/5

Percy Jackson and The Olympians, The Sea of Monsters 4/5

Percy Jackson and The Olympains, The Titan's Curse 4/5

Percy Jackson and The Olympians, The Battle of the Labyrinth 5/5

Dead in the Family 3/5

Shiver 4/5

Percy Jackson and The Olympians, The Last Olympian 4/5

The Heroes of Olympus, The Lost Hero 5/5

Before I Fall 5/5

City of Bones 5/5

City of Ashes 4/5

Before I Fall

I found this book on some random website and decided to try it out. I couldn't find it at the library in town so I had to put a hold on and it finally came in on Friday from Commerce Georgia.

From the start of the book I absolutely hated the main character. Seriously. She and her three friends sounded like spoiled brats with attitudes that didn't deserve the good things they constantly got.

Also from the first mention of Kent McFuller, I was in love. THat geeky boy sounded adorable and right up my alley. Over the course of the first day in the book, Sam describes a typical day for her, including humiliating as many people as possible. It all comes to a head when at a party Juliet, a girl Sam and her friends constantly torture, shows up at Kent's party. The resulting incident is pretty horrible. After Juliet leaves the party, Sam gets in a fight with Kent, a boy she has known since elementary school, but isnt really friends with anymore. Sam and her friends leave to party drunk and get in a wreck about 5 minutes later. And everything goes dark.

Sam wakes up the next day thinking it Saturday and the wreck wasnt so bad and she is just hungover. She quickly finds out that it is Friday again. Sam gets seven of these replay days and she is constantly fighting to get her life back and to change the course of events that ended her life.

Overall the book was amazing. I really felt for Sam by the end and wanted her and Kent to get together. But the ending just upsets me. I'm glad I read it, but wish it could end another way.

have i mentioned lately...

that i miss baseball. like desperately. and i cannot wait til this new season. my boys have made some changes that i am not so sure about, like getting rid of Omar and Matty. but nonetheless i am excited for april.

that i am glad to be officially done with my bachelor degree. so glad it is done. now i just need heather to finish hers this semester and we can walk together.

that i wish i was more inspired. i feel the need to paint and create but the ideas are just not happening. makes me so frustrated.